From psychedelic highs to grunge’s breakthrough, we explore 11 defining rock years and the albums that shaped music history ...

I spent my teenage years listening to incredible female rock stars who were not only talented musicians but also total ...

They had the talent and the tunes, but not the luck. Badfinger’s story is rock’s most poignant, heartbreaking tragedy ...

The 1980s didn’t just sound different; it looked different, felt bigger, and pushed rock in multiple directions at once. Arena anthems got shinier. Guitar solos got faster. Alternative scenes got ...

So let’s look at three songs from 1984 that continued this evolution and forever changed rock history. The first, from a frustrated songwriter, the second from a band with an early hair metal hit on ...

Here's why Genesis abandoned prog rock for pop in the 1980s! Progressive rock was huge throughout the 1970s, but as the music industry and the pubic gradually leaned into synth-pop, art pop and new ...

Genre lines are hard to cross. Though those lines are getting muddier by the day, there were times throughout music history when listeners stuck very closely to what they knew. It’s not super common ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. What is it about the musical biopic that has inspired so much Oscar love? Is it the genre’s front-row seat on the ...

A classic American pop-rock group is heading to Central Oregon, but their upcoming concert is about more than just music — it ...

It's perhaps the most recognizable opening riff in music history — and those first 17 seconds came out swinging, ...

She dreamed of being a classical pianist but made pop history instead. By Rob Hoerburger The piano, she remembered, didn’t smell very good. Her father had rescued it from a junkyard, and a distinct ...